FLYING-BOAT AWARUA
Commercial Flight Record
LONDON, July 30.
The imperia! Airways flying-boat Awarua, which is intended for the Tasman service, flew 3469 miles from Basra to Southampton in time which constitutes a record for commercial planes—39 hours, of which 23 were actual Hying time. The schedule was for a journey of 60 hours. The Awarua carried 13 passengers.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 260, 1 August 1939, Page 9
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